Galagos (bush babies), lemurs, lorises, pottos and tarsiers are all prosimians. Many of these species are active at night and use ... marmosets and tamarins. The world's smallest monkey is the pygmy ...

Stony Brook University’s Dr. Patricia Wright was introduced to an amazing parcel of land in southeastern Madagascar.

Even in the animal kingdom, the first attempt at singing often sounds wrong: a new study shows that young indris — Madagascar's singing lemurs — first have to learn to control their voice, just like ...

The story of primates is a tale of incredible variety and ancient roots, told through the lens of science, DNA, and time ...

Woburn Safari Park has welcomed significant new arrivals over the past few months, highlighting the Park’s ongoing commitment ...

New discoveries shed light on an ancient human species and its evolutionary links to modern humans. Stephen Chester, Associate Professor of Anthropology at Brooklyn College and the CUNY Graduate ...

Tucked away mostly unnoticed into the corner of your eye is small fold of membrane that serves practically no purpose ...

Ancient frescoes like the Greek monkeys suggest Europe and south Asia had trade links as long as 3,600 years ago.

There are two species of streamertail hummingbirds on the island of Jamaica, West Indies—one with red-billed males (Trochilus polytmus) and the other with black-billed males (T. scitulus). This is a ...

According to the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), over 100 species of lemurs have been identified on the island. Some lemur species have been listed as critically endangered ...

American kestrels are common in Minnesota. However, the continental population is declining by 1.41% annually. The population ...